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Colwyn Bay Heritage > [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:] > Page 2

Wynn Gardens (Old Colwyn Heritage Walk)

Donated to the Council by the Williams-Wynn family, the gardens were renovated in 2004 and contain butterfly and sensory gardens together with sculptures designed to reflect local history and … [Read more...]

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English Methodist Church, Old Colwyn

The English Methodists initially worshipped in the Welsh Wesleyan Church, Bethesda, on Sundays after its morning service, in the evening above Alex Orme’s toyshop and in the week in Shiloh Chapel in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

English Baptist Church, Abergele Road, Old Colwyn

The local English Baptist cause began in 1885 at 5 Twnan Terrace (now part of Pen y Bryn). In 1891 a corrugated iron roofed building from Penmaenmawr, costing £60, was erected on the site of what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

Calfaria Welsh Baptist Chapel, Princess Road, Old Colwyn

The Welsh Baptist cause began locally in 1861 and its first chapel, Calfaria, was built in 1862 at the top of Church Walks (now two houses, nos. 15 & 16). The present building, costing £1,860, was … [Read more...]

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Former Supreme Cinema, Cefn Road, Old Colwyn

The village’s second cinema, the “Supreme”, funded by public subscription in 1922, had 600 tip-up seats and two luxurious boxes. The Saturday morning matinee was very popular with the village … [Read more...]

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St. John’s Church, Station Road, Old Colwyn

St. John’s Church, built in the perpendicular style at a cost of £12,300, is a fine example of the work of the eminent Chester architect, John Douglas, (1830-1911), who also designed St. Paul’s Church … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

St. John’s Church House, Cliff Road (Old Colwyn Walk)

St. John’s Church House, to the side of St. John’s Church, is another fine example of the work of the eminent local architect, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes. This community centre, built in 1936 and now a … [Read more...]

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The Tower, Cliff Road, Old Colwyn

This neo-gothic folly tower was built in 1894 in the grounds of the Tan y Coed mansion as a retreat for its owner, Charles Woodall, where he could smoke - a pleasure which he was forbidden in the … [Read more...]

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Plough Inn, Abergele Road, Old Colwyn

The Plough was originally built in 1829, along with 10 cottages and a smithy, which together were the only freehold premises in the area at the time. The cottages were demolished in 1932 to permit … [Read more...]

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St. Augustine’s Priory, Cliff Road, Old Colwyn

The Catholic cause began locally in a small convent in Cliff Road in 1933 run by the nuns of the Order of St. Augustine. The nuns allowed its wider use as a chapel of ease for St Joseph’s Catholic … [Read more...]

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Viaduct, Old Colwyn

The Chester-Holyhead Railway, engineered by Robert Stephenson (1803-59), was one of the mid-19th century’s most important railway undertakings and was particularly significant for the tubular bridges … [Read more...]

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Tan y Coed Gardens, Beach Road (Old Colwyn Heritage Walk)

The gardens were originally landscaped as part of the grounds of the former Tan y Coed Mansion, which was built on the western side of Beach Road by a Manchester shipping magnate, Sir Charles … [Read more...]

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Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall, Beach Road, Old Colwyn

In 1985 about 1,000 Jehovah's Witness volunteers from all over the country came to build the Kingdom Hall and two days later the twelfth quick build project undertaken in the UK by the Jehovah's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

Coach House to Tan y Coed Mansion, Beach Road, Old Colwyn

The former coach house and the tower in Tan y Coed Gardens were built in the early 1890s for Charles Woodall. The left hand part of the Coach House is two storeys, built in limestone with sandstone … [Read more...]

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Min-y-Don Hall and Park, Old Colwyn

Min y Don Hall was situated next to the Park. Formerly Colwyn Farm, this was built in the 1700s and occupied by the Clough family, descendants of Sir Richard Clough who married Catherine Tudor, a ward … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

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